Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill [Abstract]

Schedule of Finite-lived and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets by Major Class

	September 30, 2022							September 30, 2021
	Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Intangible assets with finite lives:
Customer relationships and contracts:
Aerospace	$	281,683	$	(223,565	)	$	58,118	$	281,683	$	(210,380	)	$	71,303
Industrial		352,917		(66,812	)		286,105		404,179		(56,515	)		347,664
Total	$	634,600	$	(290,377	)	$	344,223	$	685,862	$	(266,895	)	$	418,967
Intellectual property:
Aerospace	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—		$	—
Industrial		12,361		(12,361	)		—		15,806		(15,806	)		—
Total	$	12,361	$	(12,361	)	$	—	$	15,806	$	(15,806	)	$	—
Process technology:
Aerospace	$	76,370	$	(69,471	)	$	6,899	$	76,370	$	(67,177	)	$	9,193
Industrial		78,524		(27,464	)		51,060		90,008		(26,124	)		63,884
Total	$	154,894	$	(96,935	)	$	57,959	$	166,378	$	(93,301	)	$	73,077
Other intangibles:
Aerospace	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—		$	—
Industrial		1,560		—			1,560		—		—			—
Total	$	1,560	$	—		$	1,560	$	—	$	—		$	—
Intangible asset with indefinite life:
Trade name:
Aerospace	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—		$	—
Industrial		56,838		—			56,838		67,245		—			67,245
Total	$	56,838	$	—		$	56,838	$	67,245	$	—		$	67,245
Total intangibles:
Aerospace	$	358,053	$	(293,036	)	$	65,017	$	358,053	$	(277,557	)	$	80,496
Industrial		502,200		(106,637	)		395,563		577,238		(98,445	)		478,793
Consolidated Total	$	860,253	$	(399,673	)	$	460,580	$	935,291	$	(376,002	)	$	559,289

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense

Woodward recorded amortization expense associated with intangibles of the following:

	Year Ended September 30,
	2022		2021		2020
Amortization expense	$	37,609	$	41,893	$	39,458

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense

Future amortization expense associated with intangibles is expected to be:

Year Ending September 30:
2023	$	35,885
2024		32,014
2025		26,852
2026		26,816
2027		26,750
Thereafter		255,425
	$	403,742